Chicano Theatre can be defined as a larger category of theatre that predates from the arrival of the Spanish conquerors in the sixteenth century where these dramatic performances took place as early as 1598. The cultural identity of the Mexican Americans is derived from the mixing of English and Spanish slag in daily vocabulary or “Spanglish”, interwoven traditions, distinct religious/Catholic values, and memories of discrimination. The theatre for Chicanos acted as a platform that raised questions and issues including discrimination in their own front yard to breaking stereotypes. This essentially became a voice for the Mexican American when they couldn’t speak for themselves. Although Chicano Theatre was not necessarily recognized in typical mainstream American entertainment, Zoot Suit written in 1978 by Luis Miguel Valdez became a huge hit and still reigns as one of the greatest Chicano plays ever written. It takes place during the Zoot Suit riots of the 1940s and addresses the violence and prejudiced legal proceedings during the Sleepy Lagoon case. He also raises the theme of racial profiling and that revolved around the zoot suits that popularized the Mexican American fashion scene. This play in particular raises themes that were prominent in the past as they are prominent today.